DATE=10/18/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=PAK SPEECH - INDIA REACT (S-ONLY)
NUMBER=2-255165
BYLINE=JIM TEEPLE
DATELINE=NEW DELHI
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: India is reacting cautiously to Pakistan's
offer of a unilateral reduction of forces along the
India - Pakistan border. The offer was made late
Sunday in an address by General Pervez Musharraf the
new head of Pakistan's military government. VOA's Jim
Teeple reports from New Delhi.
Text: India's National Security Advisor Brajesh
Mishra says the Pakistani offer of a troop withdrawal
has little meaning because it does not involve
Pakistani troops along the line of control dividing
the disputed Kashmir region. Mr. Mishra says Pakistan
should instead stop aiding Islamic militants fighting
in Kashmir.
// MISHRA ACTUALITY //
Let us first take the first step of stopping cross-
border terrorism.
// END ACTUALITY //
India and Pakistan stepped up troop strength along
their common border earlier this year when both
countries came close to war after infiltrators entered
Indian Kashmir from Pakistan. (Signed)
neb/jlt/plm
18-Oct-1999 03:17 AM EDT (18-Oct-1999 0717 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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